Brush.



W. B. DENNIS.

BRUSH.

AYPLIOATION FILED 00T.1, 1913.

1,1 1 1,955. Patented Sept. 29, 1914.

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UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEIoE.

WILLIAM B. DENNIS, or IIAGERsTowN, MARYLAND.

BRUSH.

Speoicaton of Letters Patent. Patented Sept. 29, 1914:.`

Application filed October` 18, 19113. Serial No. 795,975.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM B. DENNIS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hagerstown., in the county of Washington and State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Brushes, of which the following is a speciication.

r1`his invention `relates to an improved brush which is intended to be carried about in the pocket so that a hat or coat can be brushed in case they become dusty. It very often happens that a hat will fall upon the street where it will become dirty. It is then necessary for the wearer to either use his coat sleeve or handkerchief to clean the hat. While this method will remove the dirt to a Certain extent, it will not accomplish the object as well as if the personhad a small brush in his pocket.

One of the objects of this invention is to so construct the brush that it may be withdrawn from a case and held in an extended position, while being used.

Another object of the invention is to provide a brush which is limited in its outward movement from the case,thus preventing the brush from dropping out of the case While in us-e.

Another ob'eet of the invention isto iro-` vide the case with a removable endso that the end may be removed and the brush withdrawn from the case and a newv one put in its place. i

This invention is illustrated in the a`ccom panying drawings wherein- Figure 1 is a side elevation of the case in which the brush is mounted; Fig. '2 is a longitudinal sectional view through the case with the brush shown in elevation; Fig. 3

brush is inserted in the case through the i open end which is normally closed by the cover 11 and is connected with the coverv 12 by a line 17 so that the brush can not be withdrawn from the case 10 beyond the position shown in Fig. 3.

An operating rod 18 is pivotally connected with the brush head 1li by means of the staple 19 and has its inner end portion 20 hook-shaped as shown in Fig. 3 so that when the brush is drawn out of the case, the rod may be turned back against the case and grasped by the fingers so that the brush 1 will be prevented from slipping bach into the case when used. After the brush has been used, the rodv is raised and the brush can then be moved into the case and the cover 11 put in place. The brush can then be put in the pocket and conveniently carried without any danger of the bristles becoming bent out of shape or of the bristles being soiled by dust in the pocket. When the bristles become worn so that a. new'brush is necessary, the new brush can be obtained and thecover 12 removed from the case 10 so that the brush can be drawn out of the case and thrown away. A new line such las a piece `of ,heavy cotton or light string is then connected with the new brush and after the new brush has been inserted into the case, the line is connected with the cover 12 and the cover put in place upon the case. I have therefore provided a brush which can be conveniently carried in the pocket of the user and which is so constructed that the rod which is used for withdrawing and inserting the brush can also be used for `holdingthe brush in an extended position.

' What is claimed is:

1. A device of the character described comprising a case open at Vboth ends, a closure for one end of said case removably mounted thereon, a brush slidably mounted in said case, means connecting said brush `with said cover to limit the outward movement of said brush, a rod pivotally connected with the head of said brush for moving said brush into and out of said case, said rod being bent at a point adjacent its inner end whereby the rod may be folded back against said case to hold the brush in 1 comprising siidabiy mounted 1n Said easing, means can' an extended position, and a closure for the opposite end of said case from said irstmentioned Closure.y

2. A device oi the character described a Casing, zi cleaning element i'ied lby said easing and connected With said cleaning element for limiting the outward movement of the eleanmg element, and

means for moving said cleaning element into 10 and out of said easing` :ind foi' holding the same in an extended position.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature in presence o two Witnesses.

WM. B. DENNIS. Witnesses JOHN A. WoLFn7 JAMES W. JONES.

Copies of this patent may be yobtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

